Robert Sharp Beppler (1916-1961)

Robert Sharp Beppler was born on 2 July 1916 in Lancaster, Pennsylvania. He died on 29 January 1961 in Lancaster, Lancaster, Pennsylvania. He married Catherine Elizabeth Hess on 6 July 1946 in Washington, D.C.

Robert Sharp Beppler's death certificate

Robert Sharp Beppler's WWII draft card

Intelligencer Journal, 30 January 1960

Robert S. Beppler, fourty-four, 329 N. George St., Millersville, an employe of the Lancaster office of the Social Security Administration for the past 14 years, died at 3:05 p.m. Sunday in Lancaster General Hospital where he had been a patient for the past seven weeks.

Born in Lancaster, he was the son of the late William H. and Ruth Sharp Beppler.

He was a member of First Reformed Church, Lancaster, the Men's Bible Class, Men's Brotherhood and the Senior Choir of the church.

He was a graduate of Lancaster Boys' High School and the Lancaster Business College. During World War II he was with the Adjutant General's office in Washington. He was a member of the Millersville Men's Club and the Millersville Fire Co.

He is survived by his wife Catherine Hess Beppler; three sons, Robert Sharp Beppler Jr., William Hess Beppler, and Richard Franklin Beppler, all at home, and a sister, Ruth B., wife of Vincent P. Weaver, Lancaster.

PARENTS

William Beppler

Ruth Sharp

SPOUSE

Catherine Elizabeth Hess

CHILDREN

Robert Sharp Beppler

William Hess Beppler

Richard Franklin Beppler

SOURCES

• 1920 census, Lancaster, Lancaster, Pennsylvania
• 1930 census, Lancaster, Lancaster, Pennsylvania
• 1940 census, Lancaster, Lancaster, Pennsylvania
• Intelligencer Journal (Lancaster, Pennsylvania) 30 January 11960